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Overview
This book questions the way that modern science and technology are considered able to liberate society from the erratic forces of nature. Modern science is implicated in a gamble on a technological society that will replace the natural world with a 'better' one. The author questions the rationality of this gamble and its implications for our lives.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781349542222
- ISBN-10: 1349542229
- Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
- Publish Date: January 2006
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.57 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.71 pounds
- Page Count: 241
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